Device for lathing



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S. PERRY.

DEVICE POR LATHING.

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UNITED STATES .PATENT OFFICE.

STUART PERRY, 0F NEWPORT, New YORK.

DEVICE FOR LATHING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 277,058, dated May 8,1883.

Application led July 18, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, STUART PERRY, of Newport, in the county of Herkimerand State of New York, have invented certain newand useful Improvementsin Devices for Lathing; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as Awillenable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and usethe same.

My invention relates to an improvement in devices for lathin g, theobject being to provide devices of this character which shall combinesimplicity, lightness, and cheapness of construction with durability'andefficiency in use, and which shall not only facilitate the operation oflathing, but also enable it to be prosecnted with comparatively littlefatigue.

With these objects in View my invention consists in certain details ofconstruction and combinations of parts, as will be hereinafterdescribed, and pointed ont in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a rear view, in perspective,of lathing devices constructed in accordance with my invention, saiddevices consistin g in two co-operative but independentlath-bars; andFig. 2 is a rear View, in perspective, ofone ofthe modified forms whichthe lath-bars may assume.

The two lath-bars A, which are represented in Fig. 1 of the drawings,and which are counterparts of each other, are composed of strips oflight wood ot' suitable shape. Their inner faces are provided withlath-snpportin g devices arranged and adapted to support the ends of twolaths, which are engaged with them from opposite sides ofthe bars,respectively. These supporting devices may be of any desiredconstruction, and they may be arranged in groups, as shown in thedrawings, or in a continuous line extending throughout the lengths ofthe bars. The supporting devices shown in Fig. l of the drawings consistof studs B, arranged in pairs and inserted in the edges of the innerfaces of the bars. Stirrup-shaped springs C, located between each pairof studs, fulfill the function of holding the ends ofthe laths againstthe wall to which'they are to be secured, the ends of the laths beinginterposed between said springs and the wall. I would have itunderstood, however, that I do not limit myself to the springs C, forother devices may be used in their stead. The upper and lower ends ofthe bars are adapted to be attached to the walls to be lathed by meansof pins D, having enlarged heads, and adapted to be freely moved Theseiianges have a function in supporting in position the topmost lath ofthose engaged with the supporting devices of the bars.

In order to facilitate the operation of filling those lath-supportin gdevices which are located near the upper ends of the bars, frames H areemployed for holding supplies of loose laths. Inthe drawings the framesare shown to consist of wire rods bent into the required forni, andhaving their ends inserted in the sides of the bars; but frames of anydesired construction and secured to the bars in any desired manner maybe employed in lieu of such wire frames.

Gages attached to one side ot' and near the upper or lower ends of eachbar are designed to be employed in making the necessary allowauces for'the base-boards and cornices, and thus enabling the work of lathing tobe begun at the proper distances from the floor and oeiling. These gagesconsist of flat strips I, ot' metal, secured to the bars by Lstaples J,in which they have longitudinal adjustment. They are sustained in anydesired position by means of pins K, which project through holes L,formed in them, and engagewith the bars A, said pins being mounted inthe free ends of springs L', rigidly secured to the exposed faces ofsaid strips. In practice the gages are used only to properly start thework. After this has been done they are manipulated to bring their outerends flush with the ends of the bars, in whichposition they do not inany way interfere with the' handling of the same. 1t will be observedthat the inner faces of the bars are slightly vcrowning from end to end,theobject of this feature of construction being to conform the bars toinequalities vin the wall to which they are attached. lf, for in- IOZ)stance, the wall is slightly concaved, the bars will, in virtue of theircrowning shape, conform to the concavity, while'if the wall is-convexedthe bars themselves may be sufficiently sprung to conform to theconvexity by driving the pins located in their upper and lower ends intosuch wall.

In the modified bar shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings the studs B aresubstituted by iian ged plates M, secured to the inner faces of the barsby means of rivets. Rubber strips N, located in recesses O, formed inthe sides of the bars, are employed in lieu of the stirrup-shapedsprings C, and it is evident that many styles of devices for holding theends of the laths and for pressing them against the wall to which theyare to be attached maybe resorted towithout violating the spirit ot' myinvention.

In using the bars for facilitating the lathing of side walls they aresecured to the walls a distance apart equal to the length of a lath. Theends of the laths are now interposed between the wall and the spring,being extended only half-way into the space inclosed between the twoseries of studs secured, as before described, to the edges of the innerfaces ofthe bars. The laths arev now nailed t the wall. After this hasbeen done one bar is removed therefrom and placed on the opposite sideof the bar remaining on the wall. The ends ot' a new series of laths arenow interposed be tween the springs of both bars and the wall, and asthe ends of the laths are extended only half-way into the space inclosedby the studs they will not interfere with the ends of the laths alreadynailed 'to the wall, but still engage with the bar left on the wall, asaforesaid. After this second series of laths has been secured in placethe bar previously moved is left on the wall and the other bar is movedand placed on the opposite side of it, thelathing being continued untilcompleted by alternately moving the bars, as described.

In changing the relative posit-ion of the bars the pin in the Lipper endof the bar to be moved is first turned for the purpose of loosening it.It is then withdrawn from the timber with which it has been engaged, andthe upper end of the bar, which is now free, is grasped by the hand anddrawn away from the wall,tbe leverage obtained by this movementresulting in withdrawing the pin in thelower end of the bar from thewall. In this mannerl the removal of the bars from the wall is veryeasily effected. The lath-bars are readily vertically adjusted on thewall. They may also be laterally adjusted thereon to accommodate lathsof different lengths.

Vhile two bars are all that are required to carry on my process, three,four, or more may be used to excellent advantage, as the workmen neednot stop so frequently to move and till the bars. y

' I have described the use ofthe bars in connection with the lathing ofside walls; but it is apparent that they may be used in connection withthe execution of overhead work with excellent effect. B y their use ineither capacity the work of lathing is not only'greatly facilitated, butit is also rendered much less fatiguing than the ordinary method ofholding the laths in position by one hand and nailing them to the wallby a hammer held in the other hand.

I would have it understood that I do not limit myself to the exactconstruction shown and described, but that I hold myself at liberty tomake such slight changes and alterations as may fairly be considered tofall within my invention. i

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

l l. The combination oftwo disconnected lathbars,"the inner faces ofwhich are provided with lathsupporting devices, substantially as setforth.

2. The combination oftwo disconnected lathba`rs, the innerfaces of whichare provided with lathsupporting devices arranged in groups,

substantially as set forth.

3.' The combination of two disconnected lath bars, the inner faces ofwhich are provided with lath-supporting devices adapted to support onelath or two laths when the same are krespectively engaged with them fromopposite lsides of the bars, substantially as set forth.

6. The combination oftwo disconnected lathbars, the inner faces of whichare provided with lath-supporting devices, said hars being also providedwith springs to press the ends ILO of lthe laths against the wall towhich they are tobe secured, substantially as set forth.

7. The combination of two disconnected lathbars, the inner faces ofwhich are provided with lath-supporting devices, the ends of the barsbeing provided with devices to secure `them to the wall to which thelaths are to be secured, substantially as set forth. 8. rlhe combinationoftwo disconnected lathbars, the inner faces of which are provided IZOwith lath-supporting devices, the ends of the bars being provided withpins to secure the bars to the wall to which the laths are to besecured, substantially as set forth.

9. The combination oftwo disconnected lathbars, the inner faces of whichare provided with lath-supporting devices, the ends of the bars beingprovided with pins which t loose- 1y in the bars, being retained againstdisplacenient by cords, substantially as set forth.

l0. The combination of two disconnected lath-bars, the inner faces ofwhich are provided with )ath-supporting devices, one end of each barbeing provided with a gage adapted to be projected beyond it,substantially as set forth.

11. The combination of two disconnected iath-bars having crowning innerfaces which stantially as set forth.

being also provided with frames for support- A ing loose laths,substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence ofktwo subscrib- 2o ing witnesses. v

STUART PERRY.

Witnesses:

J. T. Woos'rER, DANIEL P. WoosTnR.

